Celebrating the pleasures of a 21st century bookworm

Pre-#germanlitmonth Admin

Giveaway books have been sent (although the last giveaway is currently running over at Caroline’s place.) The German Literature Month linkies have been set up. Two linkies this year: one for author/blogger recognition, the second for translator/author. I thought it would be interesting to build a translator index in addition to the traditional GLM Author Index. So if you would dual entry your contributions (where appropriate) and #namethetranslator in your reviews, that would be really helpful.

if you are going to participate, please leave a comment below. This will help me update the German Literature Month participants Blogroll too.

And finally, there are not one but three #germanlitmonth badges this year. In addition to the main one (above), there is a badge for Friedrich Schiller Reading Week (November 1-7) and another for Christa Wolf Reading Week (Nov 8-14).

Take your pick and join in where you wish. if not for the reading weeks, then perhaps for the readalongs. I’m hosting a readalong of Ursula Poznanski’s Erebos on November 20 and Caroline is hosting a readalong of Erich Maria Remarque’s A Time to Love and A Time to Die on November 27.

Should none of the above appeal, you can read (as little or as much) as you please throughout the whole month. Only one rule: whatever you read must have originally been written in German. OK, two rules: enjoy yourself!

I look forward to discussing German Literature with you throughout November. I’m well prepared this year – I have already read 10 books and there are more on the reading pile. The question is will I have the time to blog about them all? We shall see. I love a challenge. 😄

EDIT: 31.10.2015

I’ve now set up the German Lit Month participant blogroll over at http://www.germanlitmonth.blogspot.co.uk. I think I’ve got everyone who’s registered an interest either here or over at Caroline’s place. We have a starting line-up of 33! If I’ve missed you, or you wish to join in anytime during November, just let me know and I’d add you in.

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Yeee-ha! Can it be true that I am the first to comment? I’ll be joining in, for the main badge, rather than the Christa Wolf and Schiller (I wish I could join in with the latter, but sadly… I need to be realistic and grown-up about it).

I will be joining in. I have chosen a selection of novellas to start because there are a number of authors I want to touch on including as many as three Bernhards. I also have a new translation of Trakl’s poems. I also wanted to add that there is a NYRB reading group on Goodreads led by Trevor of Mooksie and the Gripes and our chosen book this month is The Rider on the White Horse by Theodor Storm, Gothic German lit from the 1800s so if anyone wants to join in there and add another notch on the German lit bedpost, so to speak you would be welcome.

PS I am utterly confused by the first paragraph about linking posts so I will either watch over someone else’s shoulder or ask when I am ready to post.